Hantavirus is not the end of the world ... and people should keep booking their cruises as normal ... according to cruise influencers Rich and Jasmine Ramnarine.
TMZ spoke to the content creators behind A Rich and Jazzy Life ... who go on about 11 cruises every year with their 2 young daughters, Reign and Royce, as well as their Melanin at Sea community. They tell us they aren't losing sleep that hantavirus could affect their travels or the cruise industry as a whole ... and they even plan to voyage on their next aquatic adventure starting June 5.
Jazzy tells TMZ she feels saddened that hantavirus has caught cruising some bad flak ... 'cause no one is going on a trip with intentions of spreading sickness. But she doubles down that no one should treat this like the end of the world.
Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand is being sued by a man who claims her company didn't pay him his fair share while he worked there … and now he's trying to round up other employees in a class-action lawsuit ... but SKIMS says it's all BS.
A man named David Knight just filed a lawsuit against SKIMS ... claiming he wasn't paid his full wage when he worked for SKIMS from October 2025 to December 2025 in California.
Knight claims he and other workers weren't paid overtime despite working over 8 hours a day and 40 hours per week ... and he says they weren't given legally required meal breaks or rest periods.
TMZ obtained the DM Mauricio sent Lala on February 24, 2024, which reads, "Hey Lala, how are you? Hey I am wondering since you seem to have an opinion and speculations about me as to whether I am a player or not I would like to talk to you."
He added ... "Let me know if you are up for that. By phone or happy to get a coffee?"
AOC's got some advice for Spencer Pratt in the wake of the revelation he's not living in his now-famous trailer but rather at the swanky Hotel Bel Air -- authenticity rules, so own your story.
Charliegot the Bronx-born Congresswoman out on Capitol Hill Wednesday ... and chatted her up a subject she knows well ... first-timers entering the political world.
AOC isn't well-versed on reality TV, but she knows a thing or 2 about entertainers running for office. Long story short -- it ain't necessarily good or bad.
There's a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit about Aaron Carter ... TMZ has learned.
Aaron's ex-fiancée Melanie Martin filed a lawsuit on behalf of their son, Princeton Lyric Carter, back in October 2023 ... claiming Aaron's drowning death was set in motion by doctors, dentists, mental health clinics, and pharmacies that prescribed him various medications.
According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, one psychiatrist and one mental health clinic named in the lawsuit reached a confidential financial settlement in April.
5/13 6:47 PM PT -- A spokesperson for 8500 Burton Way tells TMZ ... "This is a frivolous lawsuit. The matter has been investigated by LAPD, which has found no unauthorized entry or access to the apartment. The allegations in this complaint are baseless and without merit."
Natalia Barulichis taking legal action against a luxury Los Angeles apartment building tied to real estate mogul Rick Caruso, claiming she was lured in by promises of top-tier security and safety ... only to become the victim of a massive, multimillion-dollar burglary ... TMZ has learned.
According to docs, obtained by TMZ, the model and musician who once dated Maluma says she signed a lease at the upscale 8500 Burton Way building, paying around $12K a month after being assured the property had round-the-clock security, controlled access, and no history of break-ins.
She claims that while traveling internationally in October 2025, burglars got into her unit and made off with more than $2.1 million in luxury goods ... including designer handbags, watches, jewelry, and other property.
Cardi B and Stefon Diggs might not be as chummy as they looked over Mother's Day weekend ... because we've obtained video of them engaged in an intense debate in Maryland.
The video -- taken Wednesday afternoon outside a coffee shop and a gym in Burtonsville, Maryland, near Washington, D.C. -- shows Cardi aggressively yelling at Diggs ... who is leaned back, arms crossed, against his sportscar.
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We can't tell what she's yelling ... but, she gets so animated that another dude with her comes up and puts a hand on her in an attempt to calm her down. A source tells us they overheard Cardi say "That bitch is messy" -- unclear to whom she was referring.
Spencer Pratt is digging in over the backlash surrounding his mayoral campaign ad ... insisting he never lied about living in an Airstream trailer after being called out for actually staying at the ritzy Hotel Bel-Air.
The candidate joined "TMZ Live" Wednesday after we broke the story ... he's been staying at maybe the swankiest hotel in L.A. ... this after calling out the luxury homes where incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and challenger Nithya Ramanlive. But Spencer says people are missing the point.
“I don't live at the hotel Bel Air. I don't live in the Airstream. I don't live in Santa Barbara. I don't have a house. They burned it down,” he said.
Chris Appleton's officially taking his talents from the glam chair to the lifeguard tower ... 'cause TMZ has learned he's landed a role in the upcoming "Baywatch" reboot.
TMZ obtained photos of the celebrity hairstylist on set Tuesday in Los Angeles and he was hard to miss. Chris was shirtless for multiple takes, showing off his tan and chiseled physique in low-rise jeans and white sneakers while clutching scripts between scenes.
At one point, he was seen huddled with a crew member going over lines, and in another moment, he casually tossed on a jacket between takes while production staff and cameras surrounded him on location.
"The Hunger Games" actor Ethan Jamieson has been arrested yet again ... this time on a misdemeanor charge for allegedly violating a protective order by possessing a firearm ... TMZ has learned.
According to court documents, obtained by TMZ, Jamieson was busted in Wake County, North Carolina on May 12, 2026 ... after authorities claim he violated a valid protective order that had been issued against him.
Diana Jenkins is denying Internet rumors she pushed an 18-year-old Hayden Panettiere into bed with a famous naked man ... with a rep telling TMZ she is ready to sue anyone who spreads the lies.
Here's the deal ... after Panettiere detailed her horrific experience on a yacht -- she says a trusted older female friend of hers took her to a room and physically put her in bed with a "very famous" man who was "undressed" in both her new memoir "This Is Me: A Reckoning" and Jay Shetty's "On Purpose" podcast ... and fans have been spreading their theories online about the identity of the man and the woman.
Donald Gibbbattled throat cancer and suffered a heart attack in the weeks leading up to his death last night ... TMZ has learned.
Donald's son, Travis, tells TMZ ... his dad -- best known for playing the lovable brute "Ogre" in the "Revenge of the Nerds" franchise -- was fighting throat cancer at the time of his passing. He says Donald also suffered a heart attack a couple of weeks ago, but ultimately, it was the cancer that took his life.
We're told Donald was a fighter who battled the disease relentlessly, never losing his toughness even as his health declined.
The arrest of "Street Outlaws" star Daddy Dave earlier today has an unusual twist, TMZ has learned ... Dave was caught on video planting a GPS tracking device on someone's vehicle, according to police.
Bath Village Police Chief Donald Lewis tells TMZ... the street racer -- real name David Comstock -- was arrested Wednesday morning in Upstate New York and booked into the Steuben County jail on two misdemeanors -- stalking and criminal tampering.
Lewis said the trouble began late Tuesday night when the victim called police saying that someone tampered with his vehicle.
Rep. Ilhan Omar thinks her fellow members of Congress like to get a quorum together in the form of a smoke sesh, because she believes there are plenty of stoners roaming the halls of the Capitol.
Our TMZ DC team chatted with the Congresswoman from Minnesota about the Department of Justice's recent decision to reclassify weed from a Schedule I substance -- the same category as heroin -- down to a Schedule III, which makes it far easier for researchers to receive funding to study it.
It's still not legal for recreational use at the federal level, so don't expect to see FBI or FEMA agents sparking up after a long day ... but, Rep. Omar says she wants to get it to a place where it's completely legal nationwide.
She also told us something that's pretty mind-blowing on a political level.
Nicole Kidman really knows how to get lost in a piece of art ... in a new video for Christie's auction house, the actress develops an uncanny connection to one of their sculptures.
When she lays eyes on the "Danaïde" sculpture by Constantin Brâncuși, NK starts seeing visions of other famous works of art in a trippy montage.
Next thing you know, the lights are flashing and she's dancing around the sculpture, staring as she twirls around it.
10:08 PM PT -- A spokesperson for Paris Jacksontells TMZ ... "Paris has always been focused on what's best for her family and this ruling is a massive win for them. After years of delay, the Jackson family will finally get the transparency and accountability measures Paris has fought for."
Paris Jackson scored a major win in her battle over money spent by the executors running her late father Michael Jackson's estate -- while the executors also received praise for their work ... TMZ has learned.
According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, a Los Angeles judge ruled that $625K in bonuses -- paid by executors John Branca and John McClain to third-party law firms -- will have to be returned to the estate.
As TMZ first reported ... last year, Paris raised concerns about certain bonuses paid out to third-party law firms that worked on the estate in 2018. Paris claimed the bonuses were excessive and not approved.
